Assistant AT-2094 User manual

Model AT-2094
ENG
OPERATION MANUAL
UKR
RUS
eNGlISH-RUSSIAN PoCKeT
eleCTRoNIC VoICed dICTIoNARY

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Thank you for purchasing our Dictionary!
You have made the right choice when selecting this
Electronic Dictionary as your partner. This Electronic
Dictionary represents a new generation of hand-held
Electronic Assistant, designed to the high specication,
compact in size, light in weight, yet giving you optimum
power and the necessary performance.
INTRodUCTIoN

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OPERATIONAL NOTES .......................................................................................................................................6
FEATURES ...........................................................................................................................................................7
BATTERY REPLACEMENT..................................................................................................................................9
1. Battery Fitting ..........................................................................................................................................9
2. Replacing the battery..............................................................................................................................9
APPEARANCE AND THE [RESET] KEY.............................................................................................................10
KEYS FUNCTIONS...............................................................................................................................................11
OPERATIONS ....................................................................................................................................................... 15
1. Switch on the Dictionary.........................................................................................................................15
2. Operating main Menu..............................................................................................................................15
3. Using dictionaries ...................................................................................................................................17
3.1. Preview...............................................................................................................................................17
3.2. Word inections, synonyms, antonyms .............................................................................................. 18
3.3. Vocalization of the translation.............................................................................................................19
3.4. ZOOM function ...................................................................................................................................20
3.5. History ................................................................................................................................................20
3.6. Reverse Search..................................................................................................................................21
4. User’s Dictionary .....................................................................................................................................22
5. English Test .............................................................................................................................................23
6. Phrase-book/ Conversation....................................................................................................................25
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7. Games.......................................................................................................................................................26
7.1. «Totem pole»......................................................................................................................................26
7.2. «Decoder»..........................................................................................................................................27
7.3. «Number puzzle» ...............................................................................................................................28
8. Telephone Book ...................................................................................................................................... 29
8.1. Enter the telephone book ...................................................................................................................29
8.2. Add the record ....................................................................................................................................30
8.3. View the record...................................................................................................................................30
8.4. Searching the records .......................................................................................................................30
8.5. Edit your data .....................................................................................................................................31
8.6. Delete the data ................................................................................................................................... 31
9. Memo ........................................................................................................................................................32
10. Clock.........................................................................................................................................................32
10.1. Local time .........................................................................................................................................32
10.2. World Time .......................................................................................................................................33
10.3. Calendar...........................................................................................................................................33
11. Calculator .................................................................................................................................................33
12. Currency conversion...............................................................................................................................34
13. Metric conversion....................................................................................................................................36
14. Setup.........................................................................................................................................................37
14.1. Battery ..............................................................................................................................................37

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14.2. Contrast............................................................................................................................................37
14.3. Auto off time......................................................................................................................................38
14.4. Key tone ...........................................................................................................................................38
14.5. Password..........................................................................................................................................39
14.6. Time mode........................................................................................................................................40
14.7. Alarm set...........................................................................................................................................41
14.8. Volume.............................................................................................................................................. 41

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Before using the Dictionary, please, read this operation manual thoroughly and be sure to follow the correct
operating procedures. Keep this operation manual for future reference.
• The Translator should be kept in areas free from extreme temperature changes, moisture and dust.
• A soft, dry cloth should be used to clean the Dictionary. Do not use solvents or a wet cloth for this purpose.
• This Dictionary is precision-built. Do not subject the device to strong shock by striking or dropping it.
• Do not place objects on the keyboard.
• Be sure that the positive (+) and negative (-) poles of each battery are facing in the proper direction.
• Never mix old batteries with new ones.
• Never disassemble or attempt to repair the Dictionary and its accessories.
• To avoid interference, do not place the Dictionary too close to a radio receiver, television or any other home
appliances which are powered. If there is interference to the Dictionary, it may not work properly and the
display may be not clear enough.
• When you switch off the Translator, please wait at least 10 seconds before switching on again otherwise it
may result in faulty operation and possible hardware damage.
• The Dictionary contains alkaline batteries which must be recycled or disposed properly.
oPeRATIoNAl NoTeS

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1. The DICTIONARY contains 9 books of dictionaries in total, including huge amount of words, useful phrases,
verb conjugations and idioms.
a) English-Russian (published by V.K. Muller, OOO «Ruskij Yazyk-Media» (Russia) Lic. №1-2006-1-10
from 10/01/06) contains about 60 000 dictionary articles (520 000 words);
b) Russian-English (published by A.I. Smitnitsky, OOO «Ruskij Yazyk-Media» (Russia) Lic. №1-2006-1-10
from 10/01/06) contains about 55 000 dictionary articles (480 000 words);
c) English-English explanatory dictionary – The American Heritage® Dictionary, contains about 37 000
dictionary articles (180 000 words);
d) English-Russian dictionary of economics and nances (published by A.V. Anikin) contains about 7 232
dictionary articles (75 000 words);
e) English-Russian juridical dictionary (published by S.N. Andrianov, NKC «RUSSO», Lic. №1-2006-1-10
from 10/01/06) contains about 8 327 dictionary articles (50 000 terms and terms combinations);
f) English-Russian medical dictionary (published by A.Y. Bolotin and E.O. Yakushev, NKC «RUSSO»,
Lic. №1-2006-1-10 from 10/01/06) contains about 8 263 dictionary articles (13 000 terms);
g) Russian-English medical dictionary (published by M.S. Benyumovich and V.L. Rivkin, NKC «RUSSO»,
Lic. №1-2006-1-10 from 10/01/06) contains about 19 964 dictionary articles (70 000 words, word com-
binations and terms);
h) English-Russian dictionary of modern abbreviations (published by V.A. Lutskevich, A.A. Ivanov, N.M.
Potashnikov and I.A. Samoilov, NKC «RUSSO», Lic. №1-2006-1-10 from 10/01/06) contains about
6 558 dictionary articles (7 000 abbreviations);
i) User’s dictionary is intended for saving 250 user’s own words and terms.
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2. The 2 languages of the PHRASE-BOOK are Russian and English. It contains also about 4 600 of useful
sentences voiced in 2 languages in total, each language has over 2 300 of common phrases.
3. 12 digit scientic CALCULATOR.
4. LOCAL TIME CLOCK species your local date and time. It will alarm you when you set up your BEEP
ALARM. 12-hour or 24-hour formats and Summer time can be specied.
5. WORLD TIME shows the date and time in any from 200 major cities in the world.
6. CALENDAR shows the date in the period from 1901 to 2049.
7. CURRENCY CONVERSION converts between 8 denominations of your choices.
8. METRIC CONVERSION converts automatically 10 different types of measurement.
9. TELEPHONE BOOK for storing names, telephone numbers and other information in two languages.
10. Personal PASSWORD allows you to lock your organizer memory.
11. MEMOS for storing important information.
12. ENGLISH TEST includes 18 tests, each having 100 questions and explanations of grammar rules.
13. 3 GAMES.
14. 12-levels CONTRAST ADJUSTMENT.
15. The LCD 160×80 dots matrix display.
16. VOLUME ADJUSTMENT under the Speaking mode.
17. BATTERY CHARGE INDICATOR.
18. Uses 2×AAA size batteries.
19. AUTOMATIC POWER OFF conserves battery power.

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1. Battery Fitting
The Translator uses 2×AAA batteries for power supply. If the battery status is low, replace 2×AAA alkaline
batteries immediately. The actual service life depends on the use of batteries. We recommend keeping the
following steps:
• Replace the 2×AAA batteries supplied with the unit not longer than 3 months after purchasing.
• Be sure that the positive and negative poles of each battery are facing the proper direction.
• Never mix batteries of different types.
• Never mix old batteries and new ones.
• Never leave dead batteries in the battery compartment.
2. Replacing the battery
a) Turn off the machine.
b) Slide off the battery door according the direction indicated by the arrow. The battery door joints the
translator case.
c) Remove the old batteries and install 2×AAA batteries in the correct polarity corresponding to the symbol
indicated inside the battery compartment.
d) Make sure that the batteries make a good contact with the metal plates.
e) Cover the battery door.
BATTeRY RePlACeMeNT

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The body of the apparatus
If the translator has an abnormal
display due to improper use, we
recommend using a thin and pointed
object to press the [RESET] hole to
reset the translator.
APPeARANCe ANd THe [ReSeT] KeY

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KeYS FUNCTIoNS
Note: The keyboard of your dictionary may lightly differ from the picture above.

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1) [ ] – Switch On/ Off.
INTERFACE
2) [LANG] – Press this key to switch between English and Russian language interface.
3) [MENU] – Press this button to enter the main menu. There is an icon menu and a text menu to
your choice, press [ESC] to get text menu.
4) [DICT] – Quick button for the main dictionaries. Press this key to change dictionaries between «English-
Russian»/«Russian-English»/«American Heritage®Dictionary».
5) [E.B.] – Quick button for Special dictionaries. Press this key to change dictionary between «English-
Russian dictionary of economics and nances»/«English-Russian Juridical dictionary»/
«English-Russian medical dictionary»/«Russian-English medical dictionary»/«English-
Russian dictionary of modern abbreviations».
6) [PHRASES] – Quick button for the Phrase-book.
ACCENT
SEARCH
7) [F1]
a) Quick search of subjects in the Phrase-Book mode. Press this key, type in a word for quick search of
subjects and press [ENTER].
b) To nd records stored in the TELEPHONE BOOK under the TELEPHONE BOOK viewing mode.
c) To switch the language for input in the TELEPHONE BOOK and User’s Dictionary modes.

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EDIT/INFLECTION
SYN/ANT
MORE SEARCH
8) [F2]
a) Press this key to edit data in the Telephone book viewing mode.
b) To edit time in Local time mode.
c) To see word inections, Synonyms, Antonyms in Dictionary mode.
d) To search more subjects if «F2» appeared in the screen top right corner in Phrase-book mode after
applying search function.
e) To set the rates under the Currency conversion mode.
9) [CAPS] – Press once to input capital letters; press again to retrieve to small letters.
10) [SHFIT] – Press to shift the register for one symbol.
11) [ESC]
a) Press this key to return to the last screen.
b) Press this key to switch between the icon menu and text menu.
12) [CLEARAC]
a) To clear the whole input in the Dictionary mode.
b) As the [CLEARAC]key in the calculator mode.
13) [DELCE]
a) To delete the letter with cursor.
b) As the [DELCE]key in calculator mode.
c) To delete the data in the Memos and Telephone book.

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14) [ ] – Backspace key.
a) Press to clear the last input letter or digit.
b) In the Dictionary mode press [SHFIT] and [ ] to get the history of the dictionary.
VOLUME
15) [SPACE]
a) Space key
b) Under Dictionary or Phrase-book modes press this key to adjust the volume.
16) [
Å ]– To move the cursor leftward. And preview the previous word in dictionary.
17) [Æ]– To move the cursor rightward. And preview the next word in dictionary.
18) [Ç]– To move the cursor upward. To look through the dictionary entry moving upwards when it
doesn’t t the screen size.
19) [È]– To move the cursor downward. To look through the dictionary entry moving downwards
when it doesn’t t the screen size.
 20)[▲] – To move screen to the previous page.
 21)[▼] – To move screen to the next page.
22) [ZOOM] – In dictionary press this key to enlarge the font size.
23) [SPEAK] – Press this key to hear the voice under the Dictionary and Phrase-book modes.
24) [ENTER] – Press the key to conrm your choice or to enter the part of the Dictionary.

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1. Switch on the Dictionary
To switch on the Dictionary press [ ]. The device always starts in
the mode that was active when it was last switched off. For example,
if you were in the calculator mode during the last use, you will be in
the calculator mode again when you switch the device again.
2. Operating main Menu
Press [MENU] button to enter the main Menu.
Press [LANG] to switch between English and Russian language of
interface.
The Menu may be displayed in icons and as a text. Press the [ESC]
key to switch between the icon menu and the text menu.
Example: The icon menu is like this:
Press the [ESC] key to switch to the text menu, and then display
shows:
Under the icon menu, press [
Å ], [Æ] or the gure keys ([1], [2], [3], [4]) to select a different item. Press [▲]
or [▼]to select other page of the main Menu.
Under the text menu, press [Ç], [È] or the gure keys ([1], [2], [3], [4]) to select a different item. Press [▲]
or [▼]to select other page of the main Menu.
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The main Menu includes 6 screens pages.
• The rst page of the main Menu has 4 items.
They are:
1.E-R dictionary
2.R-E dictionary
3.E-E dictionary
4.E-R econ.& nan
• The second page of the main Menu has 4 items.
They are:
1.E-R juridical dictionary
2.E-R medical
3.R-E medical
4.E-R modern abbr.
• The third page of the main Menu has 4 items.
They are:
1.User’s dictionary
2.Conversation
3.English test
4.Telephone Book
• The fourth page of the main Menu has 4 items.
They are:
1.Memo
2.Calculator
3.Currency conversion
4.Metric Conversion
• The fth page of the main Menu has 4 items.
They are:
1.Local time
2.World time
3.Calendar
4.Games.
• The sixth page of the main Menu has 1 item.
It is:
1.Setup

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3. Using dictionaries
The device includes: English-Russian dictionary, Russian-English dictionary, American Heritage®Dictionary,
English-Russian dictionary of economics and nances, English-Russian juridical dictionary, English-Russian
medical dictionary, Russian-English medical dictionary, English-Russian of modern abbreviations, User’s
dictionary.
The vocabulary entry includes word item, part of paraphrase, phrase, example sentence, etc.
Press [LANG] to switch between English and Russian in User’s dictionary.
This dictionary has a jump search function. If a word or a phrase is
input, but the active dictionary can not search, then it will jump to
search in User’s dictionary. If translator still cannot nd the word or
phrase, it will give a nearest word or phrase according to your input.
The lookup means that preview measure, reverse searches are
included.
3.1. Preview
Enter the English-Russian dictionary and input «Good». Display
shows:
a) Press the [Ç], [È]key to choose the word, press [ENTER] to see
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b) Press the [Ç], [È] key to scroll the content.
c) Press the [▲], [▼]key to scroll the pages.
d) Press the [ Å ], [Æ]key to see the previous and the next words.
e) If you want to input a new word, type in a new word directly.
If a word or a phrase is input, but the active dictionary can not search, then it will jump to search in User’s
dictionary. Example: The English-Russian dictionary doesn’t have «happy day», you can add «happy day» in E-R
User’s dictionary and give the word’s explanation. Then you input «happy day» in English-Russian dictionary, and
the dictionary will give you explanation.
Example:
Russian-English dictionary using is the same as English-Russian
dictionary.
 3.2.Wordinections,synonyms,antonyms
This Dictionary has word inection display function. If the word on
the display has inections, synonyms, antonyms, etc., the symbol «F2» appears in the top right corner of the
display. Press button [F2] to see word inection, Synonym, Antonym in the dictionary mode.
If the word has several word inections, select the required one from the list and press [ENTER].
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3.3. Vocalization of the translation
a) Press the [SPEAK] key to listen to the voice. And the word
will backlight. Press [ Å ], [Æ]to choose another word, then press
[SPEAK] to listen the word of your choose.
b) Press [F1],then [
Å ],[Æ]key to choose some words or aphase in
translation.Then press [SPEAK] to listen to the voice. This DICTIONARY
can speak English only.
c) Under the dictionary mode, press [SPACE] to enter volume
adjustment mode. (See picture) Press [
Å ], [Æ]to adjust volume, and
then press [ENTER] to get back.
d) If you want to enter a new word, press the [ESC] key to exit the
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3.4. ZOOM function
Under the dictionary mode press [ZOOM] to change the font size.
3.5. History
Under a dictionary mode press [SHFIT] and [ ] to display the history
of the dictionary.